Author: Zero Romance

On the official road from Hangzhou City to Yuhang County, a convoy of envoys from various countries was slowly moving forward.

Su Yongshan kept staring out of the car window. What attracted his attention was not the beautiful scenery along the way, but the armed cavalry escorting the convoy.

The armed cavalry in gray military uniforms are not only uniformly dressed, but even the cavalrymen carry slender sabers on their waists. There is a specially designed saddle bag on the other side of the saddle.

The short-barreled rifle used was inserted in that saddle bag.

Su Keyi noticed the envious look on his son's face, and said with a smile: "They look very majestic, don't they? But they are actually ceremonial cavalry, not a combat force."

Su Yongshan said in astonishment: "What's the deal?"

Su Keyi said: "The tall horses they ride are not local breeds, and are extremely difficult to breed. They are usually provided to generals as walking cavalry. The Donghai region in Buonao is rich and can afford to raise such an honor guard cavalry."

Most of the cavalry units that are actually capable of combat duties ride Mongolian horses. In comparison, Mongolian horses are small in size, have good endurance, strong adaptability, and are easier to breed."

Su Yongshan said: "Didn't father do some homework specifically?"

Su Keyi said: "My father has visited several military horse farms of Haihan in the south. The military horses they raise are basically Mongolian horses. The good quality horses are supplied to the cavalry troops, and the worse ones are used as pack horses."

"But the cost of maintaining a cavalry is quite high, and military horses are in great need of additional material support. Even as wealthy as Haihan, the size of the cavalry force is very limited. He thinks that Haihan has been slow to get the Ming Dynasty's east leg right, so that's

Is that one of the reasons?"

Su Yongshan nodded and agreed with his father's statement: "The territory of the Ming Dynasty is really vast. It can travel hundreds of miles across states and prefectures. It relies entirely on the two legs of infantry to march. It will be very difficult to fight the battle."

"But having said that, when the Ming Dynasty carried out assassinations in Hangzhou, did they really offend the Haihan people... I heard that the Ming Dynasty embassy was rushing north in those days. I guess they felt that the situation was irreversible and were preparing to go to war.

Come on!"

Su Keyi wanted to test his son, so he asked him: "Yongshan, in my opinion, if Haihan went to war with the Ming Dynasty, would it be more beneficial or more harmful to them?"

Su Yongshan thought for a moment before responding: "I think the advantages should outweigh the disadvantages."

Su Keyi said without comment: "Tell me what I think."

Su Yongshan said: "If Haihan and Ming Dynasty start another war, it will definitely not be a small fight. In that case, Haihan will have to concentrate its troops and supplies on the mainland, and the South China Sea may be stopped for a period of time."

Su Keyi said: "But Haihan's strength is superior and the probability of victory is greater. If more land and population are obtained from the Ming Dynasty, it means that Haihan's strength will be further expanded. By then, in the entire Far East region,

I’m afraid no one can compete with Haihan for the top spot.”

Su Yongshan said: "Father, you don't think that the Dutch have a chance of making a comeback, do you? Does he think that the company's board of directors should express its attitude as soon as possible, try to make up for the old grudges with Haihan, and preferably replace the Portuguese?"

, become Haihan’s ally and share the various resources Haihan has at his disposal. Only in that way will the East India Company’s operating conditions improve.”

Su Keyi was silent for a long time before responding: "At the beginning, the Portuguese also thought that all problems could be solved by forming an alliance with Haihan. But when Haihan developed to a certain stage and began to compete with Portugal in some areas, would they?

How?"

Su Yongshan said: "Did you talk about the Strait of Malacca? So the company's board of directors is also worried that Haihan will treat them wrongly in the same way?"

Su Keyi said: "That's no, it's for sure. Haihan will spare no effort to achieve their goals. Sooner or later, the East India Company will once again become an obstacle blocking their way, and then they will kick them out without hesitation."

Move aside."

Su Yongshan was thoughtful after hearing this, and then continued to ask: "Father, what do you think is the most advantageous situation for them?"

Su Keyi said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, Haihan and Ming will both lose in a fight... It would be better if the battle could last for decades without a winner or loser, holding back Haihan's military power so that they have no time to worry about overseas affairs."

Su Yongshan said in astonishment: "To achieve such an effect, wouldn't they have to side with the Ming Dynasty?"

Su Keyi sighed and said: "No matter what, even if they are willing to provide support to the Ming Dynasty, they are still alone and will not change the disparity in strength between the two sides."

Su Yongshan said: "Perhaps they can transfer some weapons manufacturing technology to Ming Dynasty, which should allow them to close the gap with Haihan."

Su Keyi shook his head and said: "Similar methods have been tried by the Portuguese decades ago. Not only did they sell weapons to the Ming Dynasty, they also sent craftsmen to teach the Ming Dynasty how to make guns, and sent officers and mercenaries to train new soldiers for the Ming Dynasty.

military, and even participate in combat on the battlefield.”

"But what happened in the beginning? The Ming Dynasty could neither deal with the Qing army in the north nor the peasant army abroad, let alone resist the Haihan. With the current situation, can they do more than the Portuguese?

"

Su Yongshan said: "But it sounds more like it is because of the Ming Dynasty's helplessness, rather than because there is something wrong with the Portuguese method."

Su Keyi said: "I'm right, the problem of Ming Dynasty is external, it lies in the helplessness of the rulers. Even if they support Ming Dynasty together with the Portuguese, or even in Spain, it is unlikely to change anything. On the battlefield, Ming Dynasty

The army will also attack the Han army in Naohai."

Although it is very helpless, it is not the reality before us. In the entire Far East, there is no army of any size, which can resist the fully-equipped Haihan Army on the frontal battlefield.

Intervening in the war between Haihan and Ming Dynasty to delay Haihancuo's overseas expansion may become wishful thinking.

But fortunately, those who had such thoughts, such as Bu Su Ke Yi Bu and Portugal's Waijiao Fu, did not act rashly. Because no nuclear sword can afford the consequences of being involved.

"Father, look quickly, there are no artillery!"

Su Yongshan's eyes suddenly lit up. There were artillery carts pulled by packhorses on the road, and there seemed to be a lot of them. Judging from the direction of their advance, it was not Yuhang, so it should be the troops participating in the military exercise tomorrow.

Although he had only seen the equipment at the military parade a few days ago and at the subsequent arms exhibition, Su Yongshan still couldn't hide his excitement. He had long heard of the fame of the Haihan Artillery, but had never been able to see it in person.
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